NASCAR race day preview: Kentucky Speedway

Quaker State 400, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Kentucky Speedway, NBCSN

What: Race 19 of 36

Track: 1.5-mile oval

Race distance: 400 miles, 267.5 laps

Last year: Martin Truex Jr. started second but finished first in Sparta.

Last week: Erik Jones roared back from 29th to win at crash-filled Daytona.

Fast facts: Last week's victory was the first in a Cup race for Jones. The 22-year-old Michigan native has nine Xfinity Series victories and seven in the truck series. … Sixteen teams tested on the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course on Tuesday. The Bank of America ROVAL 400, to be held at Charlotte Sept. 30, will be the first road course to be used as a playoff track. It is a 2.28-mile course with 17 turns. ...Kyle Busch's lead over Kevin Harvick is 57 points. Truex is third.

Associated Press

LINEUP

(Car number in parentheses)

1. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 188.890 mph.

2. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 188.739.

4. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 188.390.

5. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 188.206.

6. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 188.121.

7. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 187.944.

8. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 187.696.

10. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 187.071.

11. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 187.000.

12. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 186.884.

13. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 187.169.

14. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 187.071.

16. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 186.548.

17. (6) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 186.522.

18. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 186.342.

19. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 186.329.

20. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 186.181.

22. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 185.886.

23. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 185.465.

24. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 184.716.

25. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 184.533.

26. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 184.483.

28. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 182.846.

29. (95) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 182.543.

30. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 181.178.

31. (72) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 180.385.

32. (23) JJ Yeley, Toyota, 179.868.

34. (51) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 177.883.

35. (99) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 176.188.

36. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 0.000.

37. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 0.000.

38. (7) Jesse Little, Chevrolet, 0.000.

SERIES STANDINGS

1. Kyle Busch—

2. Kevin Harvick-57

3. M. Truex Jr.-120

4. Joey Logano-131

6. Clint Bowyer -155

7. Kurt Busch-183

8. Kyle Larson -205

9. Denny Hamlin-211

10. Aric Almirola-246

12. Jimmie Johnson-288

13. Erik Jones-301

14. Chase Elliott-305

15. Alex Bowman-323